Mold for shabtis

 

A single mold for the production of mummiform shabtis with a tripartite wig, a beard, arms folded in front of the chest and hands holding agricultural implements.

Present location	MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number	7122
Dating	NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	GOVERNORATE OF LUXOR
Category	SHABTI MOULD
Material	POTTERY
Technique	FORMED BY HAND
Width	5.5 cm

Bibliography

• AA.VV., L'argilla e il tornio. La produzione fittile dell'Egitto antico in Toscana, Pisa, 1992, pg. 19, n. 10.

 

 

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